$3 Million Homes in California

Richmond | $2.950 million

A contemporary waterfront house built in 2007, on 0.1 acres

This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom house, made of steel, concrete and walls of glass, is in the Brickyard Cove neighborhood, once home to the Richmond Brick Company. Directly on the San Francisco Bay, the house has a large private dock and a smaller one for guests, and both the nearby Brickyard Marina and the Richmond Yacht Club are easily reachable by boat. A brewery is a five-minute drive, as are a handful of convenience stores, while downtown Berkeley takes 25 minutes.

By car, Oakland is 20 minutes away and San Francisco is a half-hour drive. Driving across the bay into Marin County takes around 20 minutes.

Size: 4,850 square feet

Price per square foot: $608

Indoors: The home’s front door opens to a foyer with a steel and glass staircase and a pneumatic elevator leading to the upper floors. There are two guest bedrooms on this level, one with access to the dock. Both have use of a full bathroom. A small galley-style kitchen is also on this floor.

The main living areas and a larger kitchen are on the second floor, with the sitting room framed by two sets of tall windows that overlook the marina and, in the distance, Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.

The dining area has a door that opens to a water-facing deck, and behind the dining and sitting areas is the kitchen, with glossy blue cabinets and stainless steel appliances. A powder room is off the kitchen. To the right of the living room is a guest bedroom with its own bathroom, along with a game room that is currently set up for table tennis.

The primary suite is on the third floor, with a large bedroom, a private balcony and a bathroom with a soaking tub sitting in front of a marina-facing window. This level also holds a family room and a home gym with windows that face the San Francisco skyline.